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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
424
High
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362940004537
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL
300 COLUMBUS AVE, VALHALLA, NY 10595 · (914) 683-5014 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
132 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 76.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 424 | 31.1% | 75.0% |
| S S SEWARD INSTITUTE FLORIDA | 391 | 33.8% | 63.4% |
| EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 557 | 36.6% | 66.6% |
| OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL OYSTER BAY | 412 | 28.6% | 78.8% |
| JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY | 409 | 33.0% | 64.8% |
| PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL PAWLING | 360 | 28.3% | 71.2% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #255 of 1,135 | #23 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #319 of 1,109 ▼ 34 | #25 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #192 of 1,135 ▲ 64 | #23 of 48 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #657 of 1,216 | #46 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #196 of 1,058 | #5 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #191 of 1,070 | #4 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #978 of 1,167 | #23 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #299 of 743 | #7 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 45.2 | 9.4:1 | 31% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 44.2 | 9.4:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 43.3 | 9.9:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 40 | 10.6:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 39.4 | 12.6:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 6% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 40 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL.
About VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in VALHALLA, New York, in Westchester County. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 424 students. High schools in New York have about 668 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.
Within VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,426 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is White, with 46% of students. The next largest groups are 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL has 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 31% at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL.
Among New York public high schools, VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 63.5%. VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL scores 75.0%, 11.5 points above that line.
In Westchester County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $118,976 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, Westchester County has 255 public schools.
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 69.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 425 in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.6:1 in 2020-21 to 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KENSICO SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 322 students
Other schools in VALHALLA
- KENSICO SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 322 students
- BLYTHEDALE SCHOOLCombined · 133 students
Other Valhalla High schools
One other US public school is named Valhalla High. VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Valhalla HighEl Cajon, CA · 1,728 students
Nearby schools
- VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 322
- KENSICO SCHOOL0.2 mi · 352
- LINDEN HILL HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 66
- CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY1.0 mi · 61
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 481
- WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL?
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 09-12.
Is VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL?
At VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL?
VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.